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[hotheadwarmheart]

[Lea's sitting on the couch in his apartment, looking thoughtful. His Growlithe, Fireball, is laying next to him with his head in Lea's lap, and Lea idly scratches the Pokémon's ears as he talks.]

...What kinds of things do people do when they're feeling down or lonely? Sparring is a good distraction for awhile, but that only goes so far, so I'm looking for ideas.

[And what he did the last time he felt this way is right out for multiple reasons.]

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[badend_replay]

I am sorry to hear that you are down and sad...

I used to cook and clean more. [But she also hoped that a clean house and warm meal might lure her missing loved ones home.]

Sometimes... I try poetry. [While she drinks. She is not going to admit to drinking.]

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[hotheadwarmheart]

Thanks. And I'll need to do some cleaning anyway, sooner or later.

[Xion didn't have a lot of stuff, but what she did have would need to be put away for safe keeping, and her room tidied.]

And do you mean writing poetry or reading it?

[badend_replay]

I would write it, sometimes. Usually, I just said it aloud... There were times when I just wanted the feeling to go away, so I turned it into noise. [Poetry was better than screaming. She didn't want to wake up Satoko, or her later housemates.]

[hotheadwarmheart]

Huh... I never thought of saying poetry aloud for that sort of thing. Well, not poetry I made up, anyway.

[Slight wry smile.]

Of course, I don't think I've ever made up anything more than the occasional dumb limerick, so that might be why.

[badend_replay]

I did often speak my poetry to my friends. Just to me. There were times when I did not want to write it down. I just wanted to get it out.

[hotheadwarmheart]

[He nods.]

Makes sense. And sounds similar to what I've heard musicians do when they're upset; put their feelings into music.